The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
DANIEL MANNING,
Born August 10, 1881.
Died December "a, 1887.

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From . cAel II O'Clock the personal
friends of Mr.. Ma ming were permitted to
look upon the face of the dead, which looked
its original self, save for the impress left by
the struggle for life he had undergone.
ALL CLASSES PAY TRIBUTE
Callers came from all stations in life, and
men whose names are historical WED with
those whose lot is humble in the last evil
dence Of respect to the departed. Shortly
before /: 30 O'Clock Rev DR.. Reese offered
prayer at the house, only members of the
family being present. The sad leave taking
of fond hSsband and devoted father had
its fearful ~ E~y. The lid was closed and
the coffin .t-s ), -, to the hearse by the
following staIw e; foremen of the mechan-
ical departInen = of the Argus establish
ment: Jam 3 j F.a' NJ. j. McNulty, NJ. j.
Nolan, George Tice, John Gray and David
H. Wade
THE PALL-BEARERs.
The pall-bearers were Charles j. Wanda,
of New York, yice-Presi dent of the West
ern Matt ..~ql Bank, of which Mr.. Manning
was President; Sidney Webster. of New
York one of the ex-Secretary's most inti-
mate friends while at Washington; United
States Senator German, of Maryland; c.
N Jordan, of New York, of the Western
National Bank; Congressman s. J. RAN
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New York; Judge Peckham, of the Court
of Appeals; Simon w. Rosendale, from the
Board of Directors of the
Commercial Bank; Erastus Corn
ing, President of the City National
Bank; John H. Van Antwerp, First Vice
President OF the City National Bank; ex-
Senator Roscoe Conlxling, of New York
and Pascal P. Pratt, President of the Manu-
facturers' aud Traders' Bank of Buffalo.
The funeral procession took its way down
the street to st. Paul's church in the block
below.
IN THE CHURCH.
good portion of the church was
necessarily held in reserve for the
family, pall-bearers, representatives of
organizations and others. The Christ
mas evergreens were still in their
places. At 1890 clo' as the people began
to arrive the org INST, George E. Oliver
sounded the opening chords of Chopin's
March Funehre,n and then followed a
choice programme of appropriate music.
As the last strains of Gounod's march were
CONCLUDED the cortege reached the church
and the main doors were opened The
coffin was borne from the house, being met
at the entrance by the rector of St PauFS,
Rev. j. Livingston Reese, Bishop Doane,
Rev. Mr.. Prawle, Rev. DIR. f. N. Potter of
Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. formerly
President of Union College; Rev. DR.. Bat
tershall Canon Robbins, Canon Futcher,
Revs. Swartz, Woodman, Kenyon, Gray,
Chapman and Selkirk.
READING THE BURIAL SERVICE.
AS the procession marched up the aisle
DR. Reese began the reading of the burial
service beginning: 81 am the resurrection
ard the life" The coffin was placed upon a
bier, which was covered with evergreens
and palms, and the hearers, nlourners and
I'll III. ..I. 4 H.,
pews having been arranged as fol
lows: The middle aisles at the
left for the pall-bearers, the
President and Cabinet, Governor and
State officers, judiciary and prominent out
of-town mourners: at the right the family
and very intimate friends. The directors
of the Western National, New York and
Albany Commercial BANKS, were left the
aisle at the right, and the Mayor and city
officers at the left. The Argus representa-
tives, the right.aisle and at the right personal
friends from the city and vicinity
and delegates from Temple Lodge
No. H. f, and A. NJ, representatives
of Typographical Union No. 4 and sother
organizations, and editors and reporters
from each city paper When all were
seated the doors were again opened and the
side aisles and available spaces were filed.
DISTINGUISHED GATHERING.
ib was uilS NlOSb ulStlORulSHeO Bdoutilile
CT men Albany has ever seen at the funeral
of one of her sons. The chant to the burial
Psalm, Lord let me know my end" was a
familiar air by FELTON,, and was given with
fine feeling by u choir of
sixty voices. Spohr's Blessed are
the departed" was then sung. DIR. Reese
then read u, usual lesson from the first
epistle of S.. Paul to the Corinthians;
Now is Christ risen from the dead, and be.
come the first !, uits of tbem that slept =
The anthem, ~ heard voice from heaven" Z"
was rendered wi 20 fine effect. Prayers by
Bishop Doane woss followed by more sing
ing, and as the Bishop pronounced the
words of benediction the choir sung,
Asleep in Jesus. The casket was again
taken to the hear !. the carriages were en-
tered, and the procession to the cemetery
was begun.
TOLILNG OF THE BELL.
From the time the cortege left the house
during the time OF the service and as 1t
moved past Capital Park down State street,
and leaving Clinton avenue and Broadway
proceeded up the road to the city Of the
dead, the bell Of the tower on the City Hall
tolled, adding TO the solemnity of the occa-
ZION immeasurably The bier on which the
sotiin was rested in the church was
IT. the foot of the main aisle